April rolls along, and it brings with it nice weather for this winter-addled Chicagoan. And lo, an added bonus! Brandon Sanderson’s second Kickstarter book—The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook For Surviving Medieval England—dropped on April 1. It’s the only non-Cosmere book of the bunch, fitting in well with his other projects like Skyward. Mild setup spoilers follow. …
Continue reading ➞ The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook For Surviving Medieval England – Not Quite
This post was originally published on Tor.com. Two questions for you today, lovely readers of Tor.com: How fast do you read? Why? I have a lot of friends who read. In some circles, I am the slowest reader, slotting 50-55 books per year while my comrades knock out 75-100. Insane! In other circles, I’m the…
Continue reading ➞ Nothing Makes Me Read Faster Than an Underwhelming Book
TJ Klune has catapulted into the spotlight over the past few years. He’s always been a prolific writer, though The House In The Cerulean Sea brought his name into bookish spheres like never before. Under The Whispering Door carried on his tradition of charming, heartwarming, delightfully gay fantasy. And now, he brings us In The…
Continue reading ➞ In The Lives Of Puppets – Strings Attached
Who Hunts The Whale, by Laura Kate Dale and Jane Aerith Magnet, comes from the Unbound crowdfunding platform. The novel offers a look inside a fictional AAA game development company through the lens of a wide-eyed new hire with big dreams. It fits the recent trend of novels set in this arena, alongside the likes…
This post was originally published on Tor.com. I’ve always thought cats are the perfect companion for the bookish. You never have to put down your book to take a cat for a walk. Instead, our feline friends will curl up on our laps while we dive into our latest fantasy obsessions, as though they’re tiny,…
Comedian and writer Jamie Loftus graced the world with Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs, and an avid wiener enthusiast like me couldn’t pass it up. I know we’re a sci-fi and fantasy site, but I had to sing the praises of this excellent book because munching hog has always been my deepest…
Continue reading ➞ Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs – Tasty
This article originally appeared on Tor.com. Neal Shusterman’s Arc of a Scythe series has captured the hearts of many readers, mine included, since the first installment was published in 2016. I read the first novel in one sitting. I was home sick from work with the kind of cold that kept me couch-ridden but not…
Continue reading ➞ Neal Shusterman’s Scythe Might Signal a Fresh Direction for SFF Blockbusters
Last week, my wife and I stood on the side of a four-lane suburban road, holding a bundle of balloons for our nephew’s first birthday party. We watched our faithful Hyundai Accent—Dante, we called him—as his tarnished form was hauled onto the tow truck. We were seriously rear-ended minutes before, and everyone involved was fine.…
I wasn’t hunting dragons, but I stumbled upon this hoard just the same. My sister took me to her favorite bookshop while I visited her, and The Dragon Universe stood on an endcap and drew my eye. I love Dragons, and I love looking at artist depictions of the beasts. “Buy this for me for…
Randall Munroe’s original What If? Serious Scientific Answers To Absurd Hypothetical Questions first graced The Quill To Live in our “5 Lighthearted Reads For Dreary Times” post. In late 2022, Randall Munroe released the wonderfully named What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers To Absurd Hypothetical Questions, so I thought it only right to give…
